Lekoil informed that MV Polarcus Nadia vessel has commenced the 3D seismic programme in OPL 310 offshore Nigeria. OPL 310 contains the Ogo discovery announced last year. The 3D seismic programme, designed by the partners in OPL 310 – Lekoil, Afren plc and Optimum Petroleum Development Ltd is located
Chevron Corporation’s Myanmar subsidiary, Unocal Myanmar Offshore Co., Ltd., has been granted exploration rights in a block located offshore Myanmar, in the Rakhine basin. Block A5, which spans more than 2.6 million acres (10,600 sq. km), is located approximately 125 miles (200 km) northwest of Yang
Williams Partners L.P. reported key construction milestones and progress on a tieback expansion as its proprietary Gulfstar FPS™ (Floating Production System) nears completion in the eastern deepwater Gulf of Mexico. The Gulfstar One project is the first spar-based floating production system with maj
DONG Energy’s offshore wind farms have set a new record in January – and then again in February. With a capacity factor of 70% in January and 71% in February, DONG Energy’s fleet of offshore wind turbines had the highest production ever. Even though the winter months usually are more windy than the
DONG Energy’s offshore wind farms have set a new record in January – and then again in February. With a capacity factor of 70% in January and 71% in February, DONG Energy’s fleet of offshore wind turbines had the highest production ever. Even though the winter months usually are more windy than the
CNOOC Limited, China’s producer of offshore crude oil and natural gas, has made a mid-sized natural gas discovery Bozhong 22-1 in Bohai Bay. Bozhong 22-1 structure is located in the south central Bohai Bay with an average water depth of about 25 meters. The discovery well Bozhong 22-1-2 is drilled a
BG Group has been awarded new exploration acreage offshore Myanmar. BG Group will operate two blocks, A4 and AD2 (45% and 55% equity respectively). The company also secured non-operated acreage in blocks A7 and AD5 (45% equity in each). These are located in the Rakhine Basin, in the western offshore
Together with partner ConocoPhillips, Statoil has been awarded a deep-water exploration block in the Myanmar waters of Bay of Bengal. Block AD-10 cover more than 9,000 km2, and is located 200 km from the coast in water depths of approximately 2,000 meters. The license has been awarded to Statoil and
Statoil has received consent to use the Songa Trym mobile drilling facility for permanent well plugging on the Glitne field. The Glitne oil field lies in blocks 15/5 and 15/6 in the Sleipner area of the Norwegian North Sea, about 40 kilometres north-west of Statoil’s Sleipner East development. Made
Rapidly-evolving energy services company Proserv has been awarded its largest contract yet for subsea controls by a leading oilfield service company, reinforcing the company’s global footprint and market-leading position in the subsea technology sector. The contract, which is worth around $40million
The search and recovery operation of Flight MH370 continued today after HMAS Success returned to the search area. HMAS Success is conducting a surface sweep of an area identified by the Royal Australian Air Force P3 Orion as the location for several objects of interest. AMSA informed that China’s po
Hydroid, a leading provider of autonomous underwater vehicles, recently announced that Mr. Duane Fotheringham took the role of the President of the Company. During a phone interview Mr. Fotheringham expressed his satisfaction with the Company’s growth, and its recent participation at the Oceanology
Petroleum Geo-Services (PGS), through an agreement with the Petroleum Agency of South Africa, is acquiring approximately 13,000 km MultiClient 2D GeoStreamer® survey covering East Coast basins. The acquisition program is ahead of schedule (approaching 70% complete to date) and has successfully surmo
The search for the Flight MH370 was suspended today due to poor weather conditions in the search area. The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) informed that the search and recovery operation will continue on Wednesday, 26th of March. HMAS Success was forced to depart the area due to the roug
